[PATCH] iio: light: acpi-als: Fix trigger reference leak in acpi_als_probe()
From: Wentao Liang
Date: Wed Sep 16 2026 - 13:35:44 EST
The reference taken with iio_trigger_get() is only dropped by
iio_dev_release() when INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED is set. If
devm_iio_triggered_buffer_setup() fails before setting that mode, the
reference acquired for indio_dev->trig leaks. Move the
iio_trigger_get() after the buffer setup succeeds.
Fixes: 24b84444eb6f ("iio: acpi_als: Add trigger support")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/iio/light/acpi-als.c | 11 ++++++-----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/acpi-als.c b/drivers/iio/light/acpi-als.c
index ab229318dce9..ad95057d99c2 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/acpi-als.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/acpi-als.c
@@ -206,11 +206,6 @@ static int acpi_als_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
ret = devm_iio_trigger_register(dev, als->trig);
if (ret)
return ret;
- /*
- * Set hardware trigger by default to let events flow when
- * BIOS support notification.
- */
- indio_dev->trig = iio_trigger_get(als->trig);
ret = devm_iio_triggered_buffer_setup(dev, indio_dev,
iio_pollfunc_store_time,
@@ -219,6 +214,12 @@ static int acpi_als_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
if (ret)
return ret;
+ /*
+ * Set hardware trigger by default to let events flow when
+ * BIOS support notification.
+ */
+ indio_dev->trig = iio_trigger_get(als->trig);
+
ret = devm_iio_device_register(dev, indio_dev);
if (ret)
return ret;
--
2.34.1